NBA stars to descend in Manila for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Big names in the NBA – including Tony Parker and Andrew Wiggins – may suit up for their native countries in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament, which will award a spot in the Rio Olympics, this July.

With the draw for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament already over, basketball fans in the Philippines will get to witness high-caliber basketball from top basketball nations Senegal, Turkey, New Zealand, France, and Canada in what shapes up to be the ‘group of death’ in the competition.

Basing from the lineups of the said nations during their previous stints in their respective continental championships, Filipino aficionados will get their money’s worth in watching all five days of basketball action at the Mall of Asia Arena this July.

This is on top of their reserve players Kevin Seraphin (New York Knicks), Alexis Ajinca (New Orleans Pelicans), and Joakim Noah (Chicago Bulls). Two other players – Rodrigue Beaubois and Mickael Gelabale – also have previous NBA experiences.